Yellowrail 1 Fire
The Yellowrail 1 Fire burned 1,166 acres in Texas, in 2003. It was discovered on August 9, 2003, and contained on August 11, 2003. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,166 acres
- Discovered
- August 9, 2003
- Contained
- August 11, 2003
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 29.583, -94.533.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,166 acres
- Discovered
- August 9, 2003, 12:15 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 11, 2003, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Texas
- Land ownership at origin
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Reporting unit
- Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge
- Agency
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FWS-2003TXAHRB209
Other large fires in Texas in 200312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Ranch Fire | 11,015 | Aug 7, 2003 | Natural |
| Unit 12 Wf Fire | 5,668 | Nov 28, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 5,063 | Jan 19, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,487 | Jul 26, 2003 | |
| Unit 6 Wf Fire | 4,282 | Aug 19, 2003 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,278 | Jan 19, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,105 | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| Unit 8 Wildfire Fire | 3,056 | Nov 28, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,028 | Sep 2, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,984 | Nov 19, 2003 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 2,123 | Aug 11, 2003 | |
| Rocking Chair Fire | 2,000 | Sep 29, 2003 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.